"The meadow is literally right behind my house and the lightning lit up the whole area, it was incredible.

"The thunder sounds loud on the video, but that's nothing compared to what I heard."

Media Wales photographer Andrew James also caught the storm on camera from his home in Cardiff Bay.

He said: "It woke me up in the early hours. The rain was like a monsoon and there was thunder and lightning. Then it stopped pretty much as soon as it started, so it must've been travelling quite quickly."

The Met Office said that any remaining thunderstorms are set to clear Wales this afternoon, leaving mostly dry and bright weather in their wake.

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Forecaster Jenny Rourke told WalesOnline that once the rain clouds have cleared north Wales by around 3pm, the country will enjoy a warm and possibly sunny end to the day, which may only be spoiled by the odd shower.

"Looking ahead to tomorrow, it should be a mainly dry picture, but it could be the sort of day that if you are going out, you should take an umbrella just in case you are caught out by one of those showers," she said.

"The temperatures tomorrow are also looking quite nice and should reach 16C to 18C widely and the odd sunny spot could hit 19C."

Ms Rourke said the unsettled weather will continue until midweek and then begins to settle as high pressure begins to build.

The Met Office had issued a yellow (be aware) weather warning for Wales today due to the potential intensity of the storms.

Natural Resources Wales had also warned the public that there could be localised flooding of roads and flooding from drains, ditches and small streams.

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